Boys' name · since 1974
Davaughn
862 babies named Davaughn in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,640 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,952 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 862
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Davaughn is the #10952 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 862 recorded since 1974.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davaughn has been recorded 862 times among boys since 1974, currently ranked #10952 nationally and more common than 21% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #5,640 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,952 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 862 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Davaughn ranks #5,640 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,952 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 862 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,640 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,952 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 862
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Davaughn's 862 recorded births place it above 87.59% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Davaughn compares
862 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Davaughn's all-time total is 134% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Davaughn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 862 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 44 | 34 | 22,252 |
Davaughn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Davaughn splits its recorded history at 2004: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Davaughn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Davaughn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (326 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Davaughn's strongest decade.
326 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Davaughn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
326 births
- 2000s
2000s
272 births
- 2010s
2010s
144 births
- 2020s 55
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 326 births (38% of all-time use).
How Davaughn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Davaughn's total volume
Davaughn by state
Where Davaughn concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 39 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #4 | California | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
39 of 862 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Davaughn's data
- Davaughn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (326 total births); usage has since declined to 55 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Davaughns (39 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Davaughn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~51 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Davaughn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.